16. It is clear that ______ little money he earns can hardly support _____ family as large as his.
A. the, a B. a, the C. /, a D. /, the
17. The police suspected _______ he was the murderer because he was found right there at the scene of crime.
A. which B. that C. whether D. when
18. The foreign athletes expressed their _______ with the living condition of the Olympic Village in Beijing.
A. assumption B. prediction C. satisfaction D. reputation
19. It was a bad year for films, ________ both quantity and quality.
A. in case of B. in charge of C. in spite of D. in terms of